scare away
Example Sentences
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AI companies are "concerned that selling ads will scare away users," said Nate Elliott, an analyst with US data firm Emarketer.
From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026
Other companies are waiting to see how tariffs settle before raising prices in order not to scare away customers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
Basque headstones are inscribed in Euskara, the oldest European tongue; Enriquez’s friend shouts in Euskara to scare away an intruder.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025
In some places, proposals for new fees or visitor rules have drawn opposition from residents, who fear they might scare away the tourists who bolster the local economy.
From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2024
They threw rocks to scare away the poisonous cottonmouth snakes, then dropped into the water from tree branches or dove from muddy banks.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
